morgandawn at Seems I Am Not The Only One..........who feels the need to take a break from an increasingly dysfunctional relationship.
Original image and campaign source: reddit.
Edited to add my own thoughts (not part of the original reddit call for action): And if you do not feel like taking a total break and perhaps want just a trial separation or couple's counseling, then perhaps consider Black March Lite 2.0 = spend, but spend money on those content creators and independent retailers who came out against SOPA/PIPA. And tell them why you're buying their products in March. There are many of them.
And for those who favor the more targeted boycott, you can find info here. But no matter which, you can participate and you can tailor your level of participation. We have the tools, the will and the strength to take a stand.
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Black March - Thursday March 1st 2012 to Saturday March 31st 2012
With the continuing campaigns for internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites like Megaupload under allegations of 'piracy' and 'conspiracy' the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies' lobbyists.
The only way is to hit them where it hurts.
Their profit margins.
March 2012 is the end of the First Quarter in economic reports world wide.
Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.
Wait the four weeks to buy them in April: see a film later, etc... Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media companies profits for the first quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments world wide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes. This action will give a statement of intent:
"We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation that will censor the internet."
Original image and campaign source: reddit.
Edited to add my own thoughts (not part of the original reddit call for action): And if you do not feel like taking a total break and perhaps want just a trial separation or couple's counseling, then perhaps consider Black March Lite 2.0 = spend, but spend money on those content creators and independent retailers who came out against SOPA/PIPA. And tell them why you're buying their products in March. There are many of them.
And for those who favor the more targeted boycott, you can find info here. But no matter which, you can participate and you can tailor your level of participation. We have the tools, the will and the strength to take a stand.
Text of image
Black March - Thursday March 1st 2012 to Saturday March 31st 2012
With the continuing campaigns for internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites like Megaupload under allegations of 'piracy' and 'conspiracy' the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies' lobbyists.
The only way is to hit them where it hurts.
Their profit margins.
March 2012 is the end of the First Quarter in economic reports world wide.
Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.
Wait the four weeks to buy them in April: see a film later, etc... Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media companies profits for the first quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments world wide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes. This action will give a statement of intent:
"We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation that will censor the internet."
- Current Mood:
guilty
- Current Mood:
Migraine!
Fandom: Tin Man
Characters/Pairing: DG, Ahamo, Cain
Rating: G+
Summary: DG is constantly told that she's not a very good princess. Ahamo reminds her that she doesn't have to be. Written for the fic prompt 'Cumbersome' for the Tin Man Seasonal Challenge 4.
Warning: One semi-naughty word, and fluffiness.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and I make no money from writing these, which is why I don't do it as often as I used to.
( 'Stupid, stupid, STUPID!'Collapse )
- Current Mood:
busy
tm_challenge for rounds 18 & 20, nor the icons I did for round 19. As per usual, I only use a beta when forced to do so. So, here ya go.Title: Coming To
Fandom: Tin Man
Characters/Pairing: Cain/Adora, DG, Glitch, Raw
Rating: G
Summary: It is spring, and Cain is dreaming. Written for challenge 18 at
tm_challenge, "Spring".Warning: Cavity-inducing sweetness.
Disclaimer: Since when do I own any of these characters?
( There isn't anything in the little bit of scenery he can make out that actually indicates the season, but the sourceless hazy pink and yellow light lacks the chill of winter or the heat of summer.Collapse )
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Title: Gune
Fandom: Tin Man
Characters/Pairing: Glitch, Cain
Rating: G
Summary: Glitch has been "inventing", and Cain is wary of the results. Written for Challenge 20 at
tm_challenge, quote prompts.Warning: Glitch be crazy, yo.
Disclaimer: I used an extra quote in my fic, in addition to one of the prompts. Hint to the source of the extra quote is in the title. :)
( That doesn’t even look like it should be physically possible.Collapse )
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And here's 3 icons for y'all to use. Credit if used, please host on your own server, yadda yadda and so on.
Top Ten Reasons to Make Gay Marriage Illegal
01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all like many of the principles on which this great country was founded; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of marriages like Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
- Current Mood: nauseated
Fandom: Tin Man
Characters/Pairing: DG, with a dash of Cain, Glitch, and the rest of the Royal Family for flavor. No pairings.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: DG comes to some startling conclusions about a certain 'good' witch, and ruins tea in the process. Crack!fic based on this article.
Warning: Some slightly salty language and a mangling of a childhood hero. You know, the usual.
Disclaimer: I don't own Tin Man, although I do wish I owned Glitch so I could use him as my own walking, talking handbag. This fic borrows a few of the better lines from the article above as well, and I don't own those either.
Word Count: 1427
( I mean, did anyone actually think about what she did before deciding she was some sort of hero and turning her into a holy figure?Collapse )
- Current Location:Home
- Current Mood:
sleepy
I haven't been working on my Doctor Who fics. I haven't even been reading any of the new ones that have been posted in the communities by my favorite authors. Heck, I abandoned reading one of
amberfocus's fics halfway through. It's like my brain latched on to Cain rockin' the duster and refuses to let go. I have spent the last 3 weeks being buried in DG/Cain, and no amount of internal guilt tripping has swayed me from it.So, my apologies to Doctor Who, and Harry Potter, and all the rest. I think I may be buried in the O.Z. for some time.
On the plus side, though, I may start writing fanfic for Tin Man, which would be good since I've been butting heads with a huge writer's block for some time that halted most progress on my Doctor Who fics anyway. Maybe if I start writing something, it'll kickstart my other in progress stuff back into action.
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I noticed a couple days ago that I have a lot of LJ housecleaning to do. I belong to a lot of communities that I don't actually participate in, including a bunch that are pretty well dead or are for stuff in New Orleans when I haven't lived there in years. I also have a bunch of listed interests that don't apply anymore, and I really, really need to properly transcribe my last few voice posts.
If y'all poke me later, I'll get around to fixing some of that.
 | VoicePost  111K 0:40 | “Ladies and gentleman I have survived Woodstock and it was awesome. Dr Memento(?) wrapped up by seeing Shaving Cream with the one, the only, Weird Al Yankovich(?) sang(?) accordion. The whole couch was on stage, Adam Savage was hilarious, Garfunkel and Oaks were awesome. I am just in awe, my throat is completely trashed, I was laughing so hard, I'm pretty sure I was smiling so much that I gave myself a headache. I'm gonna be tired and sore and really crappy tomorrow and I don't care.” Auto-Transcribed Voice Post - spoken through SpinVox |
| VoicePost 57K 0:19 | “Hey everybody this is Erin. I'm posting from the intermission of Woodstock this day awesome. So far it's getting idiot. Who make it here. So far we've had document that we had on storm it. It's fantastic you people Seriously don't know what you're missing.” Auto-Transcribed Voice Post - spoken through SpinVox |
Then again, I've had moments where I have hated David Tennant as Ten as well (because he will occasionally break character and start fanboying himself, or at least the character he's supposed to be playing), so it could just be I have an instinctive dislike for anyone who is not Christopher Eccleston in the role. *shrug*
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Apparently, with the latest WoW patch and the introduction of RealID, battle.net has developed a gaping hole in its side when it comes to account security. Shawn's account was hacked about 2 weeks ago, a fact we only discovered two days ago. The guild bank was stripped bare, and his characters are missing all their gold and gear. He's currently in the account recovery process.
My account is also undergoing a hacking attempt *right now* - I hit refresh on my email just as the password reset notification came through. I did a password recovery and reset it, and the hacker attempted the same about a minute later. I've changed the password on my battle.net account twice in the last 15 minutes, and I also changed my email password just in case. Hopefully, I caught it fast enough that the doofus responsible wasn't actually able to log in to my WoW account. Unfortunately, I can't check until I get home.
This actually marks the second time my account has been hacked in the last year - the first time being last October, just before the switch over that required all players to sign up for battle.net. Someone attached my WoW account to their battle.net account and had a ball emptying the guild bank, deleting a couple of my characters, selling off my stuff, and using my DK to gather stuff and sell it. I had the last laugh that time - I got 100% of everything back, including the deleted toons, they leveled my DK for me, and everything they farmed with my DK was mailed back to me as well, so I made out like a bandit in the end.
It's looking like Shawn may come out better for the deal as well - they attached his account to an authenticator, which means he now has a free Core Hound pup.
This entire experience has pissed me off, though. I know damn well the accounts weren't compromised on our end, as Shawn and I both run scanning programs weekly to check for keyloggers, as well as being scrupulous about what we download and never sharing passwords with anyone, even each other. Which means Blizzard is dropping the ball during development and leaving security gaps.
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For those of you who don't know yet, I have now joined Facebook. I sort of had to for work. If anyone here wants to friend me, it's under my real name. If you don't know my real name, send me a PM. :)
Don't worry, I'm still here on LJ - Facebook is not friendly to fan fic, and so I'll still be getting my fix here.
- Current Mood:
infuriated
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